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The 10 Most Important Notre Dame Football Players for the 2019 Season

By J.P. Scott

LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 24: Tony Jones Jr. #6 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish scores a touchdown against USC Trojans during the second half at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on November 24, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 24: Tony Jones Jr. #6 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish scores a touchdown against USC Trojans during the second half at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on November 24, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images) /
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SOUTH BEND, IN – SEPTEMBER 08: Chase Claypool #83 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish grabs a pass in front of Josh Miller #3 of the Ball State Cardinals at Notre Dame Stadium on September 8, 2018 in South Bend, Indiana. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images) /

Chase Claypool

The departure of Miles Boykin leaves a void at the No. 1 wideout spot. Claypool is an athlete with similar physical traits as Boykin — perhaps even more athletic. He’ll need to be the guy to step into the No. 1 role in the passing game. It won’t mean a dramatically heavier workload on offense, as he caught just nine fewer passes than Boykin in 2018. But it will mean he’ll face the opposition’s better cover corner more often, which will generally increase the degree of difficulty from week to week. Additionally, this could mean reducing Claypool’s role on special teams — one he excelled at a season ago.

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